Tornado Warning 12, NWS Fort Worth, TX

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1242 AM CST MON FEB 20 2017

TXC331-200700-
/O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170220T0700Z/
Milam TX-
1242 AM CST MON FEB 20 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CST FOR SOUTHERN
MILAM COUNTY...
    
At 1240 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Thorndale, or 8 miles west of Rockdale, moving
northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and extreme winds to near 80 mph. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely. 

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Rockdale around 1250 AM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milano.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a
vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter now!  Get to an
interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid
windows.

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, if safe, report it 
to the National Weather Service or your local nearest law 
enforcement agency who will send your report. This act may save 
lives of others in the path of dangerous weather.

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LAT...LON 3073 9727 3074 9728 3075 9731 3076 9731
      3089 9725 3090 9724 3066 9677 3046 9716
TIME...MOT...LOC 0640Z 241DEG 46KT 3065 9714 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1152 PM CST Sun Feb 19 2017

.AVIATION...
Concerns...Potential for thunderstorms through 10z.

An area of widespread showers and thunderstoms was approaching
the I-35 corridor at TAF issuance time. This activity will move
northeast across the TAF sites from 06z through 10z with lingering
showers expected through 13-15z. Ceilings in the precipitation
should be mostly MVFR. South winds around 10 knots will shift to
the west 10-11z but will come back around the south by 15z. Expect
mostly VFR after 15z. Winds will shift to the northwest at around
10 knots with a front around 09z Tuesday.

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.UPDATE...
Showers and thunderstorms continue to lift northeast and as the
upper level trough approaches, this area of showers and
thunderstorms should shift more to the east. There will remain a
chance of strong to severe thunderstorms mainly west of I-35 but
the biggest threat may change over a flood threat. Have sent an
update to adjust the timing and also to emphasize the potential
for locally heavy rain across the forecast area.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 323 PM CST Sun Feb 19 2017/

Water vapor imagery shows the strong upper low spreading across
northwest Mexico and into far West Texas this afternoon. Height
falls ahead of the system spreading across much of Texas are
indicative of increasing forcing for ascent. At the surface...a
rather expansive warm sector has developed this afternoon as cloud
cover has thinned and temperatures have warmed into the 70s and
lower 80s. An effective warm front appears to be positioned from
near Graham to Denton and tailing off to the southeast from there.
South of the boundary...surface based instability has increased
to between 1000-1500 J/kg over the last couple of hours. There is
still a rather strong capping inversion in place although 20Z
analysis across North Texas suggests that it is weakening. As
stronger forcing for ascent spreads a little farther east into the
early evening hours...would expect the cap to be completely
lifted allowing for surface based convection to develop. All of
the high resolution guidance suggests that this will happen in the
next 2-3 hours (5-6 pm).

Convective initiation will most likely occur to the northwest of
the Metroplex in an area of strong low level warm advection by 22Z.
At the surface...weak troughing is noted from near Lubbock
eastward to just north of Graham. This is where low level
convergence appears to be maximized. This initial activity should
develop in an area of moderate instability beneath steep mid level
lapse rates and strong deep layer shear and will pose the greatest
potential to become severe. Initial thunderstorms are likely to be
supercellular in nature with a large hail and perhaps a tornado
threat. Low level flow isn't optimal for a more significant
tornado threat and the unidirectional wind profile suggests that
storms would tend to try to organize into line segments rather
quickly. However...low level flow may be backed near the warm
front resulting in a localized favorable shear profile for
tornadoes through this evening. This threat continues to be
highest from near Fort Worth and areas west of there across our
CWA (roughly an area from Eastland to Stephenville to Fort Worth
to Gainesville and northwest of there).

Later tonight in the 7-10pm timeframe...a more expansive area of
showers and thunderstorms is likely to develop across Southwest
Texas into Central Texas and will spread north into a linear MCS
around midnight. This should be the main area of precipitation
which will march east during the overnight hours. The severe
weather threat should diminish during this time with the loss of
heating and waning surface based instability...however...wind
fields will remain sufficiently strong for some isolated damaging
wind gusts with the strongest cells or bowing line segments. The
main threat during the overnight hours will be heavy rainfall.
Storms should be fairly efficient rainfall producers and will move
in a south to north motion...allowing for some localized training
of convection. It's in these areas that some isolated rainfall
amounts could exceed 3 inches. Minor flooding issues would likely
result especially in low lying or urban areas. The heaviest
rainfall will likely occur across areas east of I-35 late tonight
into early Monday morning. At this time...given the progressive
nature of the upper low...we'll hold off on a flash flood watch
across our area.

Precipitation is likely to continue across the eastern half of
the CWA during the morning hours on Monday before ending from west
to east around midday. There is not a substantial push of dry air
into the region behind this system...so low clouds may linger for
much of the day especially across the eastern half of the CWA.
Clouds should finally clear the region on Tuesday with
temperatures warming back up into the upper 70s and lower 80s
through mid week. A weak front will move through on Friday and
bring temps back down closer to normal but no additional
precipitation is expected.

Dunn

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    62  71  52  77  50 / 100  50   5   0   0
Waco                61  70  51  76  48 / 100  50   5   0   0
Paris               63  68  53  73  50 /  80 100  10   5   0
Denton              62  71  48  76  47 / 100  40   5   0   0
McKinney            62  70  50  75  48 / 100  60  10   0   0
Dallas              62  71  53  77  51 / 100  50   5   0   0
Terrell             63  71  52  76  50 / 100  70  10   0   0
Corsicana           63  70  54  75  52 / 100  70  10   5   0
Temple              62  72  51  77  48 / 100  40   5   0   0
Mineral Wells       57  74  47  77  46 / 100  10   5   0   0

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1028 PM CST Sun Feb 19 2017

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-210430-
Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-
Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-
Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-
Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-
Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-
Leon-Milam-Robertson-
1028 PM CST Sun Feb 19 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.
Showers and thunderstorms will occur across North and Central Texas
through the overnight hours. Cloud to ground lightning and locally
heavy rain that may result in some flooding will be the main hazards.
A few storms may produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
A large area of rain with embedded thunderstorms will be ongoing
Monday morning east of the I-35 corridor, posing some flooding
concerns. The thunderstorms and associated heavy rain will exit the
region Monday afternoon.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
910 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GRAHAM                  33.10N  98.60W
02/19/2017                   YOUNG              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            OLD BUNGER ROAD AND TERRY STREET CLOSED DUE TO HIGH
            WATER

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
914 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

TXZ101-200330-
Jack TX-
914 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JACK COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM
CST...

At 914 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Jacksboro, moving northeast at 40 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Jacksboro and Newport.

LAT...LON 3347 9798 3344 9798 3343 9792 3335 9792
      3318 9817 3330 9842 3347 9842
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 205DEG 34KT 3332 9820

Carlaw

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
915 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LOVING                  33.27N  98.52W
02/19/2017                   YOUNG              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER FLOWING ACROSS SH 16N PAST TX 114. ROAD MAY NEED TO
            BE CLOSED SOON.

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1152 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

TXZ156>158-200630-
Coryell TX-Lampasas TX-Bell TX-
1152 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CORYELL...SOUTHEASTERN LAMPASAS
AND WESTERN BELL COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM CST...

At 1150 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorm
outflow winds near Copperas Cove, Gatesville, and the Killeen-Fort
Hood area.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this outflow.

Locations impacted include...
Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights, Belton, Gatesville, McGregor,
Fort Hood, Nolanville, Morgan's Point Resort, Salado, Kempner, Mother
Neff State Park, Fort Gates, Oglesby and South Mountain.

LAT...LON 3087 9763 3091 9783 3104 9791 3103 9804
      3145 9796 3171 9770 3131 9741 3084 9755
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 218DEG 49KT 3109 9784

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
1224 AM CST MON FEB 20 2017

TXZ103-104-119-200700-
Collin TX-Denton TX-Dallas TX-
1224 AM CST MON FEB 20 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN DENTON...
SOUTHWESTERN COLLIN AND NORTHERN DALLAS COUNTIES UNTIL 100 AM CST...

At 1224 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Farmers Branch, moving east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Some of
the strongest winds are associated with a gust front ahead of the
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Plano, Garland, Irving, Grand Prairie, Mesquite, Carrollton,
Richardson, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Rowlett, Grapevine, Wylie,
Coppell, The Colony, Farmers Branch, University Park, Sachse, Addison
and Highland Park.

LAT...LON 3307 9653 3278 9652 3279 9703 3308 9704
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 271DEG 35KT 3293 9690

JLDunn